AGENDA

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON COURSES AND CURRICULA

February 17, 2017

1. Welcome

2. Approval of minutes

3. Course proposals by college/school:

AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES

+Distance ADS 1113 Animal Science

ARCHITECTURE, ART AND DESIGN

Addition +Maymester

ART 3253 Photogram

Addition ART 3263 Scanography Addition ART 4893/6893 Video Art Addition ID 2403 Introduction to Historic Preservation Addition ID 4661 Senior Portfolio Production Modification ID 4662 Professional Practice for Interior Design

ARTS AND SCIENCES

Modification CO 3433 Editing and Design Addition PSY 8823 Diversity in Applied Psychology

ENGINEERING

Addition +Distance

CE 4753/6753 Construction Cost Estimating

Addition +Distance

CE 4763/6763 Construction Risk Management

Modification CHE 1101 Introduction to Chemical & Petroleum Engineering

GRADUATE SCHOOL

Addition +Distance

GRD 9010 Graduate Degree Completion

4. Degree proposals by college/school

AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES

Modification BS Human Development and Family Science: Child Development, Child Life, Youth Development, Family Science, FCS Teacher Education

ARCHITECTURE, ART AND DESIGN

Modification BS Interior Design

BUSINESS

Modification BBA Business: Marketing – Supply Chain Management, PGA Golf Management

University Committee on Courses and Curricula Mississippi State University

January 20, 2017

Present: Amy Adkerson, Shrinidhi Ambinakudige, Tracey Baham, Madelyn Barr, Randy

Campbell, Russell Carr, Ben Emmich, Dana Franz, Seamus Freyne, Robert

Harland, Kevin Hunt, Pat Matthes, Qingmin Meng, Lynda Moore, Rob Moore,

Kelly Moser, Erik Niemann, Greg Olsen, Emily Owen, Tommy Parker, John Rigsby,

Pam Sullivan, Jenny Turner, Robert Wolverton, Chien Yu

Excused: Mike Cox, Amy Crumpton, Charles Freeman, Trey Howell, Brenda Kirkland, Andy

Perkins, Tommy Phillips, Barry Stewart

Guests: Terry Bryant, Evan Kaplan, Frances McDavid, Philip Poe, Ryan Range, Donna

Reese, Byron Williams

Franz called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2017 in room 324 of the Student Union. Franz announced the committee appointed by Dr. Judy Bonner, Provost, to review the procedures of the UCCC had an organizational meeting on December 15, 2016. The UCCC Chair election for the 2017-2018 academic year will be held at the UCCC meeting on February 17, 2017. Nominations for UCCC Chair should be sent to Jenny Turner in the UCCC Office by 5:00 p.m. on February 13, 2017. Hunt moved to approve the December 13, 2016 UCCC meeting minutes. Carr seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously. Emmich moved to approve the modification of PO 8011 Graduate Seminar in Poultry Science. Moser seconded the motion. The motion to approve the modification of PO 8011 was approved unanimously. Emmich moved to approve the addition of PO 8111 Advanced Graduate Seminar in Poultry Science. Moser seconded the motion. The motion to approve the addition of PO 8111 was approved unanimously. Carr moved to approve the additions of BIO 2123 Ethical Issues in Biology and BIO 4563/6563 Evolutionary and Developmental Biology. Yu seconded the motion. The motion to approve the additions of BIO 2123 and BIO 4563/6563 was approved unanimously. Carr moved to approve the deletion of CO 3413 News Gathering. Hunt seconded the motion. The motion to approve the deletion of CO 3413 was approved unanimously.

Carr moved to approve the modification of the BA in Communication. Hunt seconded the motion. Franz announced the four new courses that are being added to the Communication curriculum (CO 3433, CO 4343. CO 4394, CO 4494) will be on the February UCCC agenda. Based on this announcement, Moser moved to pass the modification of the BA in Communication contingent upon the four new courses (CO 3433, CO 4343, CO 4394, CO 4494) being approved by the UCCC. Harland seconded the motion. The motion to pass the modification of the BA in Communication contingent was approved unanimously. Moser moved to approve the additions of FLS 4453/6453 Spanish Culture, 1898-1936, and FLS 4883 Senior Seminar in FLS. Harland seconded the motion. For the addition of FLS 4883 Senior Seminar in FLS, committee members were concerned that the methods of evaluation in the proposal and the syllabus did not match, the syllabus does not contain a Title IX statement, and discussed whether “or permission of instructor” should be added as a prerequisite. Carr moved to pass the addition of FLS 4883 Senior Seminar in FLS contingent upon the above concerns being addressed. Hunt seconded the motion. The motion to pass FLS 4883 Senior Seminar in FLS contingent was approved unanimously. The motion to approve the addition of FLS 4453/6453 Spanish Culture, 1898-1936 was approved unanimously. Carr moved to approve the modification of EC 8423 Public Finance. Niemann seconded the motion. Committee members were concerned an ADA statement was not contained in the course syllabus, suggested the attendance policy reference AOP 12.09, and questioned if enough time was being provided for the final exam. Harland moved to pass EC 8423 contingent upon the above concerns being addressed. Rigsby seconded the motion. The motion to pass EC 8424 contingent was approved unanimously. Campbell moved to approve the modification of EC 8653 Microeconometrics. Niemann seconded the motion. Committee members asked if faculty members could prohibit recording devices (audio or video) in class as outlined in the syllabus, and recommended AOP 12.09 concerning attendance be mentioned in the syllabus. Carr moved to pass EC 8653 contingent upon the above concerns being addressed. Hunt seconded the motion. The motion to pass EC 8653 contingent was approved unanimously. Carr moved to approve the deletion of ACC 4053/6053 International Accounting. Niemann seconded the motion. The motion to approve the deletion of ACC 4053/6053 was approved unanimously. Rigsby moved to approve the addition of ACC 8183 International Accounting. Carr seconded the motion. Committee members were concerned the course description on the proposal and the syllabus did not match, and the grading scale needs clarification. Moser moved to pass ACC 8183 contingent upon the above concerns being addressed. Hunt seconded the motion. The motion to pass ACC 8183 contingent was approved unanimously. Carr moved to approve the additions of CSE 4253 Secure Software Engineering, CSE 4753 Introduction to Cyber Operations, and CSE 4763 Cyber Law. Yu seconded the motion.

Committee members were concerned the class attendance policies needed clarifying, the policies about making up class work in the event of an absence were not in compliance with AOP 12.03, the proposal does not indicate if CSE 4763 is a split level class but references are made to graduate level assignments, the justifications need more elaboration, and the grading scales needs to be included in the methods of evaluation in the proposals. Emmich moved to table the additions of CSE 4253, CSE 4753, and CSE 4763. Rigsby seconded the motion. The motion to table the additions of CSE 4253, CSE 4753, and CSE 4763 was approved unanimously. Carr moved to approve the Authorization to Plan the BS in Cyber Security and Operations. Hunt seconded the motion. The motion to approve the Authorization to Plan the BS in Cyber Security and Operations was approved unanimously. Emmich moved to approve the addition of a BS in Cyber Security and Operations. Hunt seconded the motion. Dr. Donna Reese and Dr. Byron Williams appeared in support of the proposal. Committee members discussed with Dr. Reese and Dr. Williams how the new program will be funded. Committee members pointed out the program proposal may need to be adjusted to fit the catalog table, and the program cannot be approved until CSE 4253, CSE 4753, and 4763 are approved. Carr moved to table the addition of a BS in Cyber Security and Operations. Harland seconded the motion. The motion to table the addition of a BS in Cyber Security and Operations was approved unanimously. Carr moved to adjourn. Moser seconded the motion. The motion to adjourn was approved unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p.m.